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Which of the following statements BEST explains why the ancestors of the indigenous peoples migrated to the Americas from their original homelands?
They were searching for grasslands to feed their livestock.
They were following herds of animals which they hunted.
They were driven out of their homelands by warlike people.
Their populations had grown too large to survive in their homelands.
Ornaments worn by the Taino leaders were often made of
gold
bronze
leather
diamonds
The Kalinagos went on seafaring expeditions in vessels called
batos
piragas
caravel
caneyes
Which of the following weapons were NOT used by the Kalinagos?
Poisoned arrows
Wooden shields
Short clubs
Iron axes
Which of the following BEST describe the religious practices of the Tainos?
Nature worship and animal sacrifice
Protective magic and animal sacrifice
Nature worship and ancestor worship
Long periods of fasting and ancestor worship
The duty of the encomendero regarding the indigenous peoples was to
free them from enslavement
protect and Christianize them
keep records of their punishment
ensure that they worked in the mines
The Dutch may be called the 'foster fathers' of French and British settlers in the Caribbean in the 1600s because they
kept the settlers supplied with essential goods
converted the settlers to the Protestant faith
shared their skills in tobacco growing with the settlers
conquered the indigenous people to make settlement safe
Which of the following is the town council in the Spanish American empire?
Alcalde
Cabildos
Repartimiento
Conquistadores
In the 1600s, Dutch islands in the West Indies were used MAINLY as
fishing ports
military bases
trading stations
plantation colonies
Which of the following represents the correct order of the fifteenth-century European social groups, from MOST to LEAST powerful?
Merchants, priests, peasants, kings
Kings, priests, merchants, peasants
Priests, kings, merchants, peasants
Kings, priests, peasants, merchants
Which of the following factors may be used to differentiate between a tobacco plantation and a sugar plantation?
I. The size of the holdings II. The attention given to the main crops III. The number of labourers needed
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following means of protest were used by captive Africans during the Middle Passage journey?
I. Attacking the crew II. Committing suicide III. Complaining to the captain
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Ships which transported enslaved Africans in the 17th century were known as
squadrons
freighters
galleons
slavers
The term 'barracoon' is MOST likely associated with the
cultivation by captive persons in Africa
trade in enslaved persons in the Caribbean
housing of captive persons on the African coast
punishment of enslaved persons in the Caribbean
Which of the following ports were British slave ships MOST likely to visit during the 1700s?
Havana
Kingston
Rio de Janeiro
Port-au-Prince
Which of the following conditions did NOT result from the Haitian Revolution?
The mulattoes were wiped out.
The pattern of land ownership changed.
The country gained independence from France.
The economy of the island was almost destroyed.
Which of the following was NOT a similarity between the Maroons of Jamaica and those of Suriname?
They both signed peace treaties with the British.
They both planted, hunted and fished for a living.
They both waged guerilla warfare on white plantations.
They were runaway slaves who escaped into the forested interior.
The free coloureds of St Domingue revolted in 1790 because they
supported the King of France
wished to assist the enslaved Africans
were dissatisfied with their status in society
wanted to prevent the enslaved Africans from revolting
Which group of European countries sent troops to St Domingue during the 1791 revolt?
France, Portugal, Spain
England, France, Spain
France, Holland, England
Portugal, Holland, England
In which West Indian territory was there an outbreak of a rebellion in 1831?
Barbados
Trinidad
Guyana
Jamaica
Lord Mansfield is MOST closely associated with the declaration that
the slave trade was unlawful
the enslaved were our brothers
slavery was not legal in England
slavery was legal in the crown colonies
The Slave Registry Bill of 1819 was intended to
punish slave masters
punish enslaved persons
record the persons born out of wedlock
prevent the illegal sale of enslaved persons
Which of the following organizations supported the abolition of slavery?
Clapham Sect
Absentee Owners
West India Interest
Colonial Church Union
Which of the following did the amelioration measures of 1823 propose?
Enslaved persons should not be sold.
Enslaved families should be divided.
No enslaved woman should be flogged.
Children should not be allowed to work on estates.
Which of the following terms were included in the Emancipation act of 1834? I. Children under 6 years were freed immediately. II. Twenty Stipendiary Magistrates were to be employed to oversee apprenticeship. III. Planters will be paid 20 Million pounds as compensation.
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Indian indentured labour was introduced into the British Caribbean in order to
help keep the colonies peaceful
help introduce new crops into the colonies
prevent the freed Africans from getting jobs
ease the labour problems of the planters
Which of the following BEST explains why Indian indentured workers were imported to Guyana but NOT to Barbados after 1838?
Guyana had a greater shortage of labour than Barbados.
The Indian government prevented immigration to Barbados.
It was cheaper to import Indians to Guyana than to Barbados.
Indentured Indians were better paid in Guyana than in Barbados.
Most Chinese immigrants were brought to the British Caribbean during the period
1700–1750
1750–1800
1800–1850
1850–1900
Indentured workers from Madeira brought elements of a culture to the British Caribbean. From which of the following cultures were these elements drawn?
Indian
African
Chinese
Portuguese
The majority of immigrants brought to work in the British Caribbean in the years between emancipation and the First World War were employed as
shopkeepers
small farmers
unskilled labourers
skilled factory hands
The year 1854 was significant to the growth of peasantry because in that year
they were able to get titles for their land
they received a protected market in Europe for their crops
more land became available for sale as plantations crumbled
the United States no longer traded food supply with the colonies
To which territory is the statement applicable?
Jamaica
Guyana
Trinidad
Barbados
Which of the following BEST describes the response of the free labourers to what was forced upon them by the planters?
Riots against the planters
Payment of the increased rent
Refusal to leave the plantation
Establishing homes off the plantation
What action did William Knibb take to assist freed Africans in acquiring land?
Bribed the planters
Warned the labourers
Established free villages
Reported to the governor
Which of the following crops was MOST likely to be sold in a peasant market?
Cotton
Tobacco
Sugar cane
Sweet potatoes
Which of the following clauses from the Jones Act shows that it was just as restrictive as the Foraker Act?
US citizenship was granted to Puerto Ricans.
Veto power was granted to the governor of the territory.
The two branches of government were separated.
The number of local government posts was increased.
"The adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in cases of wrong doing or impotence, to the exercise of the international police force."
The above statement is associated with President
Ulysses S. Grant
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The policy by which the United States government was actively involved in directing the financial affairs of the Caribbean between 1905 and 1930 was known as
Dollar Diplomacy
Operation Bootstrap
The Big Stick Policy
The Good Neighbour Policy